Map of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney is the administrative centre of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of about 5,638,830. It lies at 33.8678°S, 151.2073°E. Sydney is about 247 km (153 mi) northeast of Canberra, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wollongong, 68 km to the southwest.

Sydney at a glance

Where is Sydney?

• The largest city in Australia by recorded population.
• The largest city in New South Wales on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 25 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Sydney

• Wollongong — 68 km southwest
• Newcastle — 117 km northeast
• Maitland — 130 km north
• Bathurst — 159 km west
• Orange — 206 km west
• Canberra — 247 km southwest
• Dubbo — 302 km northwest
• Tamworth — 310 km north
• Port Macquarie — 314 km northeast
• Coffs Harbour — 436 km northeast

Largest cities in New South Wales

• Newcastle — 508,437
• Wollongong — 280,153
• Maitland — 89,597
• Coffs Harbour — 78,759
• Port Macquarie — 51,965
• Tamworth — 43,874
• Dubbo — 43,516
• Orange — 41,920
• Bathurst — 36,230

Largest cities in Australia

• Melbourne — 5,435,590
• Brisbane — 2,780,063
• Perth — 2,384,371
• Adelaide — 1,469,163
• Gold Coast — 640,778
• Newcastle — 508,437
• Sunshine Coast — 398,840
• Canberra — 367,752
• Logan City — 345,098
• Geelong — 282,809

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Other places named Sydney

• Sydney — Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.